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Twisted Nerve (1968)
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December 1968 (UK)
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Cleaver. Cleaver. Chop. Chop. First the mom and then the pop. Then we'll get the pretty girl. We'll get her right between the curl.
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Martin is a troubled young man. With a mother who insists on treating him like a child, a stepfather who can't wait to see the back of him...
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Won BAFTA Film Award.
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More of a character study than thriller
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Hayley Mills | ... | Susan Harper |
| Hywel Bennett | ... | Martin Durnley |
| Billie Whitelaw | ... | Joan Harper |
| Phyllis Calvert | ... | Enid Durnley |
| Frank Finlay | ... | Henry Durnley |
| Barry Foster | ... | Gerry Henderson |
| Salmaan Peerzada | ... | Shashie Kadir (as Salmaan Peer) |
| Christian Roberts | ... | Philip Harvey |
| Gretchen Franklin | ... | 'Clarkie' |
| Thorley Walters | ... | Sir John Forrester |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Timothy Bateson | ... | Mr. Groom |
| Clifford Cox | ... | Insp. Goddard |
| Richard Davies | ... | 'Taffy' Evans |
| Basil Dignam | ... | Doctor |
| Mollie Maureen | ... | Lady Patient |
| Russell Napier | ... | Prof. Fuller |
| Robin Parkinson | ... | Shop Manager |
| Brian Peck | ... | Det. Sgt. Rogers |
| Timothy West | ... | Supt. Dakin |
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Australia:113 min | Germany:104 min | Germany:104 min (cut version) | USA:118 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.66 : 1 more
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UK:18 (video rating) |
UK:X (original rating) |
Australia:M |
USA:M (original rating) |
USA:Unrated |
West Germany:16
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The whistling theme from the score was resurrected in Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003). Daryl Hannah's character Elle Driver is whistling it as she enters the hospital.
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Ladies and gentlemen, because of the controversy already aroused, the producers of this film wish to re-emphasize what is already stated in the film, that there is no established scientific connection between Mongolism and psychotic or criminal behavior.
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Referenced in Death Proof (2007)
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Twisted Nerve is a rather well made film that deals with the psychopathology of a 21 year old man. His illness is "triggered" when he leaves his troubled home (a rich demanding father and infantilizing mother) to live as a border in the home of a college student (Haley Mills) and her mother (Billie Whitelaw).
The film works especially well when his sexuality is aroused by both Haley Mills and Billie Whitelaw, with disastrous results.
The movie takes its time to unfold. Although it does have some shocking scenes, this film isn't your typical slasher/psycho movie, as the advertisements suggest, its much more than that.